Dean Martin’s Daughter on the Kind of Dad He Was: ‘He Wasn’t the Party Animal'
Many people believed that the comedian and actor Dean Martin was a party animal and womanizer but daughter Deana Martin said this couldn’t be further from the truth.
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Many people believed that the comedian and actor Dean Martin was a party animal and womanizer but daughter Deana Martin said this couldn’t be further from the truth.
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